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West Mercia Police tweeted these photos, external of "ribbons of hope" tied on railings and trees in Newport, Shropshire, and said they'd been put in place while residents took their daily exercise.
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This year's Shrewsbury Flower Show has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Shropshire Horicultural Society said, external it made the decision to not hold the event - set for 14 and 15 August - "with deep regret".
It added the only other times the show had been cancelled in its 132-year history was during World War One and World War Two.
A four-year-old in Warwick had the police arrive earlier - to wish her a Happy Birthday.
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Rock legend Tony Iommi's guitar was auctioned alongside vinyl discs, CDs and DVDs he had signed.
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BBC Shropshire
Six residents diagnosed with coronavirus have died at a care home in Shropshire.
We told you earlier about the deaths at Park House Care Home in Kinlet, Bridgnorth, although the number was unclear.
Public Health England has since confirmed the figure.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) described the move as a "harrowing aspect of the crisis".
Read MoreIt started when BBC North West Tonight's weatherman Owain Wyn Evans tweeted himself playing the drums to the BBC News theme tune - and by the end of the morning it was viral.
Now it looks like a Owain has inspired a whole BBC News band!
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BBC Midlands Today
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has donated thousands of pounds to a Kidderminster company which is producing scrubs for healthcare workers.
MG Sportswear usually manufactures uniforms for schools, sports teams and airlines but has seen business grind to a halt because of the Covid-19 crisis.
The firm says the money from the rock star will help produce 1,000 sets of scrubs for NHS and care home workers., external
Updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news from across the North West of England on Friday 17 April.
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BBC Radio Stoke
Luxury car manufacturer Bentley Motors is extending the shutdown of its plant in Crewe by another three weeks.
With lockdown measures still in place, the firm says it's now planning to start limited production on 11 May.
Full output would then resume a week later, under the company's latest plan.
There are lots of flowers blooming across the West Midlands now and our BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing their photos of them today.
Here are three from users Peter Flynn in Edgbaston, Birmingham; BymsterFromLimster in Ludlow, Shropshire; and Videoman in Leek, Staffordshire:
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Image source, VideomanNearly £19,000 for the NHS has been raised in an auction by Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.
Image source, Ross VincentAmong the items up for grabs was one of Iommi's guitars, which alone raised £11,300.
The money will go to University Hospitals Birmingham in the musician's home city.
Police have been told to stop people "home-working" in parks or sitting on public benches for long periods of time.
Guidance to officers in England says neither activity is likely to be a "reasonable excuse" for someone to leave their home in the lockdown.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut the advice says people can move to a friend's address for a cooling-off period "following arguments at home".
It says such moves must be "genuine" and "measured in days, not hours".
The three-page document, entitled "what constitutes a reasonable excuse to leave the place where you live", is designed to help police enforce the emergency restrictions that came into effect three weeks ago and are set to be extended.
It has been produced by the National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing, and appears to be drawn from guidelines issued by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM
Birmingham’s front line care workers will run out of protective face masks within two weeks unless the government takes urgent action, according to the city's council leader.
Image source, Getty ImagesIan Ward along with two Birmingham MPs – Labour’s Liam Byrne and Conservative Andrew Mitchell - have sent a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick.
The letter says supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) are "running desperately low", and asks for the government to be clear whether there is a lack of supply.
The government says there is enough of this "precious resource" to go around and this week unveiled a new plan, external so "those who need PPE can get it and at the right time".
The number of people with coronavirus who've died in the West Midlands has reached 1,831, the latest figures show., external
NHS England recorded another 78 deaths today for the region.
Bomb squad officers were called after an explosive device was found in the front garden of a house in Cheshire, police confirmed.
Image source, Rob YoudBirtles Road in Warrington was cordoned off and nearby homes evacuated following the discovery at 14:15 BST on Wednesday.
A controlled explosion was carried out after the improvised device was assessed by a specialist team.
An investigation is ongoing, police said.
Prince William opens the Birmingham site and says "hospitals are about the people not the bricks".
Read MoreAn investigation into who left the device outside a house in Warrington is continuing, police say.
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